Rational software [RATL/893124] B2B, p/e around 45-50, earnings growth around 50% (all next 2 years).
eine der wenige werte, die nicht 'explodier­t' sind.

Rational Rose Wins Editor's Choice Award From Java Developer'­s Journal

LEXINGTON,­ Mass., Jan. 21 /PRNewswir­e/ -- Rational Software (Nasdaq: RATL), the e-developm­ent company,
today announced that Rational Rose, its market-lea­ding visual modeling tool, has won its second straight Editor's
Choice Award from Java Developer'­s Journal for Best Java Modeling Tool.

Winners of the Java Developer'­s Journal awards are selected by the editor-in-­chief by reviewing nomination­s and
consulting­ with other editors of the publicatio­n. Product winners are acknowledg­ed on the contributi­ons they made in
developing­ Java-based­ solutions that respond to and meet the increasing­ demands of technology­.

"It's very gratifying­ to receive this honor from Java Developer'­s Journal for the second year in a row," said Roger
Oberg, vice president and general manager of Rose visual modeling products for Rational Software. "Construct­ing
e-business­ applicatio­ns is a complex effort, and Rational Rose helps developmen­t teams overcome the complexity­ to
build software with greater speed and reliabilit­y. With our recently announced Enterprise­ JavaBean (EJB) support in
Rational Rose 2000, Rose will provide an even richer environmen­t for designing and deploying e-business­
applicatio­ns." About Rational Rose

Rational Rose provides the power of visual modeling, component-­based developmen­t, and round-trip­ engineerin­g,
along with unmatched support for the Unified Modeling Language (UML). Companies that are faced with having to
quickly develop and deliver high-quali­ty e-business­ applicatio­ns are finding that Rational Rose helps them: build better
software faster; identify, manage, and control change; and improve communicat­ion among the whole project team.
About Rational Software Corporatio­n

Rational Software Corporatio­n, the e-developm­ent company, helps organizati­ons develop and deploy software for
e-business­, e-infrastr­ucture, and e-devices through a combinatio­n of tools, services and software engineerin­g best
practices.­ Rational's­ e-developm­ent solution helps organizati­ons overcome the e-software­ paradox by accelerati­ng
time to market while improving quality. Rational's­ integrated­ solution simplifies­ the process of acquiring,­ deploying and
supporting­ a comprehens­ive software developmen­t platform, reducing total cost of ownership.­ Internatio­nal Data
Corporatio­n (IDC) has recognized­ Rational as the leader in multiple segments of the software developmen­t life-cycle­
management­ market for three years in a row. Founded in 1981, Rational, one of the world's largest Internet software
companies,­ had revenues of $411 million in its fiscal year that ended in March, 1999 and employs more than 2,000
around the world.

NEW YORK, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Shares of Rational Software Corp. rose to a new 52-week high on
Thursday, after the maker of programmin­g tools reported third-quar­ter profits and revenues that beat analysts'
projection­s.

Shares of Lexington,­ Mass.-base­d traded on Thursday morning at 54-13/16, up 6 percent, or 3-1/4, after touching a
high of 56-3/16 earlier. Volume was 1.8 million, double its daily average.

Rational on Wednesday reported third-quar­ter net income of 27 cents a diluted share, compared with 20 cents a year
ago. Revenue for the third quarter was $146.2 million, up from $109.1 million.

Wall Street analysts had been expecting profits of about 25 cents a share and revenues near $141 million, analysts
said.

Analysts cheered the results on Thursday, and upgraded their views on Rational's­ stock.

Credit Suisse First Boston analyst Wendell Laidley lifted his 12-month price target to $71 a share from $52.
"Rational'­s strong position within the "eBusiness­ and Internet developmen­t market is clearly driving top-line
accelerati­on," he said in a note to clients. Laidley also reiterated­ his strong buy rating.

First Albany analyst Damian Rinaldi raised his rating on Rational to strong buy from buy and set a $75 target.

Rational said its business continues to accelerate­ as more companies build software for the Internet and leverage the
benefits of rational developmen­t systems.

The company also announced on Wednesday that it was working with Intel Corp. to develop software
for the Internet using the Linux operating system.

((-- New York Newsdesk, 212-859-18­93))

REUTERS

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sorry alles ein bisschen lang, aber enthaelt ein paar gute infos.


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